Joseph & Mary went to Jerusalem every year for the Feast of Passover. They traveled with a company of "kinsfolk & acquaintance." During one visit, when Jesus was approx 12 years old, they unknowingly lost Him. I say "unknowingly" because, although they had lost sight of him, they assumed He was still among them, in the company of people that they trusted. After one day, they realized that He was gone.

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